Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Archive — Page 5 of 9
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October 17, 2017
Making connections in autism research across VU and VUMC focus of Nov. 17 event
"Surprising Connections in Autism and Innovation,” a day of presentations, poster sessions and cross-discipline conversations, will be held Friday, Nov. 17, at The Commons Center, rooms 237 and 235. -
July 27, 2017
Initiative focuses on empowering young adults with autism
A new Vanderbilt initiative aims to improve the lives of young adults with autism spectrum disorders who often end up socially isolated once they leave school. -
June 28, 2017
Three from Vanderbilt Kennedy Center recognized
Two national disability-related organizations representing professionals and families are recognizing the accomplishments of three Vanderbilt Kennedy Center members. -
May 17, 2017
Remembering Floyd Dennis, disability civil rights advocate
H. Floyd Dennis, professor of special education, emeritus, died April 17 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was 89. As a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researcher, Dennis was founding director of the Kennedy Center Institute on Youth and Social Development. -
March 7, 2017
Neul named new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Jeffrey Neul, M.D., Ph.D., division head of Child Neurology and vice chair for Developmental Neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, has been named the new director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. He will join Vanderbilt on Aug. 1. -
February 2, 2017
Gene mutation discovery may hold autism clues: study
Researchers at Vanderbilt have identified what may be a genetic “smoking gun” for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) — a mutation in the gene for the critical neuronal protein CaMKII. -
December 22, 2016
Discovery sheds new light on Angelman, Prader-Willi syndromes
A mutation associated with epilepsy and autism also is responsible for a “pale eye” trait in two rare genetic disorders, Angelman syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome, neuroscientists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center reported this week.